Improvement in folding camp-stools



E. DUIIKER. Folding Camp-Stools.

'Patented Feb.. 9

`NITFD STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IMPROVEMENT IN FOLDING CAMP-STOOLS.

Specification forming partof Letters Patent N0. 159,654, dated February9,1875; application filed September 10,1874.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, EDWARD DUcKER, of Springfield, Hampden county,State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improved Folding Camp-Stool, ofwhich the following is a speci fication The object of my invention isthe construction of a portable folding camp-stool, the standard, legs,and arms of which, being east of metal separately, may be securelyunited wit-hout the intervention of rivets, screws, or other separateauxiliary parts, to support the seat, and to fold without becomingdetached, to be bound in a compact bundle by the detached seatconstructed for the purpose.

In the drawings, Figure I is a view of the stool set up for use. Fig. IIis a View of it folded. Fig. III shows it ready for transportation, andFigs. IV and V are detail views.

To a ycenter piece or standard, B, which is formed of metal, and aslight as is consistent with strength, I hinge the metallic arms A A Aand legs D D D. rlhe ends of the standard B are dished to afford withoutbearing-surfaces for the arms and feet in planes coincident (or nearlyso) with the radiating arms land legs, and Within to leave parallelsurfaces to enable the walls thus made to be embraced between the basesof each arm and leg and the locking-buttons thereon, and in the caseofthe arms to recess their ends when swung down. Upon the ends of thearms A A A are shoulders a. a., to support the seat G when its eyes g'gg are hooked over the ends of the arms. The triangular seat G may beformed of carpet, canvas, or other liexible material suitable to thepurpose, and I provide it on its under side With a handle, F, and hooks, for a purpose hereinafter described, and upon each of its threecorners with metallic eyes g g g, for the purpose of securing,r it tothe arms A A A, as aforesaid. Through the sides of the upper dished end,against which bear the arms, I cut oblong openings o o o, wide enough toadmit the bases of the arms, and thus permit the arms to he swung downagainst the standard B, as Shown in Fig. II, and upon the bases Ipla-ce' locking-buttons. m m m, that hold the arms to theirbearing-surfaces when the arms are pushed down until the stemsconnecting the buttons are against the bottom of the openings 0, butwhich permit the arms to be slided up until their ends can be swung intothe openings o, to allow the arms to be folded down against the sides ofthe standard B. Lugs b b, while permitting the arms to be inserted intheir place in the standard B and offering no obstacle to their beingswung, securely hold them from having any lateral movement whensupportin g the seat G. The legs D D D I lock in the same manner when inuse by buttons d d d, but as the legs require t0 be curved for greaterstrength, not being united at their ends, as in the case of the seat, Iswing them sidewise to come against the standard, first extending thelegs until the bases clear the lugs h, which hold them in place when thestool is in use. The two dished ends are united by three flangesradiating from a common center, which, while affording the necessarystrength, partially recess both, the arms and legs, and the wholestandard presents a design uniting both use and beauty.

When the stool is prepared for transportation its legs and arms arefolded, as seen in Fig. II, and the seat Gr is wrapped around these toleave the handle F outside, and one eye, g, is brought over the hook s.seen in Fig. Ill. By these means a portable stool is formed admirablyadapted for tourists, artists, and others having limited transportation.

Now, having described my invention, what I claim is In combination withthe cast metallic standard B, having the ends formed to afford interiorand exterior bearing-surfaces, and provided with the lugs lL b andopenings o, the arms A A A, and legs D D D, with their locking-buttons dm and shoulders. as set forth.

EDWARD DUCKER.

Witnesses:

R. F. HYDE, HENRY MORRIS.

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